Kiraz, Enes Şamil2023-07-062023-07-062023-062023-062023-06-23https://hdl.handle.net/11693/112367Cataloged from PDF version of article.Thesis (Master's): Bilkent University, Department of International Relations, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2023.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-141).This thesis examines the repercussions of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 on the Ottoman public opinion. The Ottomans were glad to see Russia defeated, and even better, defeated by an “Eastern” nation that was ruled by feudal lords only four decades ago. Japanese victory set a precedent for the Ottomans to follow. Therefore, Islamists, nationalists, and especially the Young Turks urged the Ottomans to become Japan and not to become Russia. This is the story of two wars; an international war in the Far East and an internal intellectual war on how to save an empire in the Near East.vii, 141 leaves ; 30 cm.Englishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessThe OttomansThe Russo-Japanese warThe Young TurksThesisB162163